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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

The new Easter Greetings stamps set by Simon Says Stamp has so many adorable little animals!! I chose to use the bunny from the set and made a thank you card...thus the title of the post...a mash up..

bunny thanks...bunny + thanks = bunks...

This set is a stand alone stamp set, it has no dies, so I stamped and then hand cut the bunnies and colored them with markers. I LOVE dies, but using scissors is kind of therapeutic, fun, and keeps me really thankful for dies:)!! I used the Simon Tri Squares die to let the bunnies peek out, and a sentiment from the new Simon Says Stamp set, Big Thanks Words at the bottom window of bunnies. The bunnies' background was made by stamping the new Reverse Polka Background stamp....LOVE!! The background of the main panel was made with my favorite go to background texture maker, a piece of burlap with some embossing pads. Here's a close up...

Every day is fun when you get to make a card!! Thanks for visiting me today!!
Hugs!! Lisa

Monday, March 12, 2018

I used the new Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate and Simply Sentiments sets to make some simply done, simply sweet cards...I LOVE these sets!!!!! The cards are all done the same way...colored with markers and layered, but how cool that the layouts are all different, with different backgrounds and an added touch on a couple...

This first one is for my mom...her favorite flowers are sunflowers, daisies and tulips...DONE!!!💛

The second one, my daughter had the idea to dot the centers of the "sunflowers" and I used the corner with no textured background.

The third one, I used the flowers as a border with a lengthwise card, textured the background, and dotted the centers of the flowers with glossy accents.

The last one I used the row of candles and made a birthday card! I used a rainbow of colors and my wink of stella pen to give some glitter to the flames...

Saturday, March 10, 2018

I'm so excited and thrilled to be a part of today's hop, celebrating Simon Says Stamp's newest release, Best Days!!
Oh...my...goodness...what an amazing release this is!!! It is filled with wonderful new stamps, dies, stencils, and watercolor sheets and prints...so...much...fun!!!! Spring is right around the corner...some of the best days of the year, milder temperatures, flowers blooming, and Easter, and the stamps and dies in this release are perfect for the coming best days!!

I chose to create a couple cards with the adorable Oh Bunny stamp/die set!! This set is so stinkin' cute...

I stamped, die cut, colored and layered the bunnies, adhered them to a piece of cardstock that I had stamped with the new Reverse Polka Dots background stamp. I die cut and layered the heart from beneath, stamping the cute sentiment on the card panel. Here's a close up...

The second one, my family of bunnies is sitting in a die cut, layered rectangle...

I used the Reverse Polka Dot stamp again, but this time, I stamped the whole front panel. I cut the window that the bunnies sat in right through to the inside of the card...

I stamped another of the cute sentiments inside the card, underneath the bunnies...oh...I can't get over how cute these bunnies are!!! Here's a close up of the inside...

Ok...I had so much fun, but there is so much fun in store for you!!

Simon Says Stamp will be generously giving a $25 coupon to one commenter from each and every blog on the hop, simply leave a comment for a chance to win!! The winners will be chosen and be posted on theSimon Says Stamp Blog this coming Wednesday, so make sure you check the blog to see if you're a winner!

The next stop on the hop is HeatherHoffman! All the participants of today's blog can be found below, if you get lost, you can head to the SimonSays Stamp Blog...hope you will check out the amazing artists' inspiration today!!

The font on this Thanks die is so beautiful...I love it...it looks so pretty!!! I die cut it in white, layered it, then adhered it to a layered background. I used flowers and leaves from the new Blooming Circle die to add some flowers to my thanks...the flowers are pretty...and I love the definition on the leaves! The flowers are layered...the wreath allows you to layer easily as there are so many flowers! I cut the stems with my paper cutter. The sentiment is from the new Big Thanks Words stamp set. Here's a close up...

Ok...wow...there is simply not enough time in the day to have nearly as much fun as I'd like, but I am having lots of fun when I'm able:)!! Thanks for visiting me today!!
Hugs!! Lisa

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Oh...my...goodness...I'm so in love!! The new release over at Simon Says Stamp, Best Days, is out TODAY...and it is...AMAZING!!!! I chose to create with a couple of the new dies along with a background stamp to make a baby card...

I used the new Sweet Elephants and Welcome Little One dies, along with the Reverse Polka Dot background stamp. I layered the sentiment and background sentiment twice each, as well as the elephants, and used the Simon Stitched Rectangle die around the outside of the panel. Here's a close up...

Ok...this was so much fun, and the sentiment and elephants...so super sweet and make for a wonderful baby card!!! Thanks for visiting me today!!
Hugs!! Lisa

I have been spending time with my amazing family that flew into town, for the last week...I am so blessed!! I got back into my craft room after my daughter and granddaughter flew home yesterday. I have a card to share, though, that I had totally forgotten about, until my daughter decided to take it home with her...

This card is the negative space of this card...

I had made it for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge a couple weeks ago. I simply layered some black underneath, adhered it to the same embossed background and two cards for the price of one die cut:)! Here's a close up...

Ok...time to catch up on having fun in my haven!! Thanks for visiting me today!!
Hugs!! Lisa

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

I have had the very pretty Simon Says Stamp Corbel Curve die for some time, just pulled it out and combined it with one of my favorite Birthday dies, from Simon, as well, to make a pinkfilled birthday card...

I die cut the border die from both sides of a white card sized piece of cardstock, then layered twice from underneath. I embossed the curved image on both sides of another piece of cardstock, cut that piece in 1/2 and colored both embossed pieces. I adhered the colored pieces to the layered pieces and then adhered them to the card panel. I used two colored markers and colored a strip of cardstock and then die cut the "birthday" sentiment from the colored strip...like the ombre look:)!! I opted to leave the card in the shape of the borders...thought it looked different and sort of cool! I added some light pink rhinestones for some bling...here's a close up...

Hope you are having a great week...Thanks for visiting me today!!
Hugs!! Lisa

It's Wednesday...and it's time for a new Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge!!
This will be my last Wednesday as a guest designer for the challenges this month...thank you Lols and the Wednesday Challenge team for having me this month, I had a blast!!!
The challenge this week is: Anything Goes

The challenge is showcasing Memory Box products, and although not necessary to enter the challenge, if you have Memory Box products to use on your cards, that would be wonderful!!

The winner of the challenge will be given a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp...sweet!!!

I used the Memory Box Double Stitched Heart Rings and a rainbow assortment of cardstocks to make a thank you card...

I die cut and layered the hearts and adhered them down the side of the card. I added a sweet Paper Smooches sentiment and some Tonic Crystal drops and Enamel Accents dot for texture. The striped papers are recycled papers from a restaurant gift card, but you can also use the My Favorite Things Pinstripe stamp to achieve the same look...I've linked it in my supply list. Here's a close up...

Rainbows and hearts...such great fun!!

You have until next Wednesday at 8am (EST) to join the fun and create something amazing for this week's challenge!

Hope, too, you will get connected to Simon's Wednesday Challenge if you're not already...a great way to stay inspired!! You can see what the amazing design team has created for this challenge by clicking the link above.

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you have a great week!! Hugs!! Lisa

Monday, February 26, 2018

I used three markers and colored all the hearts and dots of the heart die, after embossing on a piece of cardstock...

I die cut the card panel, stamped the sentiment, then die cut and added a layer underneath the panel. I adhered both those layers underneath, added some Tonic Jewel drops and popped the panel up on a card. Here's a close up...

The second done just like the first, except with rainbow colored markers...

I, again, added some drops onto the hearts. Here's a close up...

The third one is actually one that I made for Valentine's Day(but could be used for any day:)!!), but just didn't get it posted in time. I cut out the hearts and dots of the die cut heart, and made it a shaker card...

I die cut the Sprinkle Heart in red, and dark and light pink, and used the hearts and dots to fill the heart. Here's a pic of the pieces shaken up...

These were all so much fun to make...Thanks for visiting me today!!
Hugs!! Lisa

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

I used paint chips with the Altenew Shattered Triangle die set to make a birthday card...

I die cut fourteen different colors of paint chips with the dies, adhered them to die cut then embossed triangles, and then layered the die cut triangles on top of the colors...three layers. Ok...have to say...this was a bit of work. I don't know what I was thinking, but I thought both small triangle dies had the same shaped pieces, just in different places on the triangles....WRONG!! The two triangles of each size have different shaped triangles within them. SO...I wound up having to recut many of the colored pieces to achieve my rainbow, making pieces that fit precisely into the places that I planned on placing them. Oh my...I LOVE the look of the paint chips, but I am wondering how coloring the triangles with similiar colors would look....maybe will have to try it...but I would definitely go for something a bit simpler next time....but LOVE this die and it's possibilities! Here's a close up...

It's Wednesday...and it's time for a new Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge!! I am thrilled to be a guest designer for another challenge this week!!
The challenge this week is: Make Your Own Background

The challenge is showcasing Lawn Fawn products, and although not necessary to enter the challenge, if you have Lawn Fawn products to use on your cards, that would be wonderful!!

The winner of the challenge will be given a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp...sweet!!!

I made my own background with a set of Lawn Fawn border dies, Stitched Borders, that I embossed a number of times diagonally across my white cardstock. The borders came attached, and I have not cut them apart, so it was very easy to emboss the four borders, and then move them all (the one piece), to emboss another four...

I then adhered a rainbow of cardstock strips together, and die cut the Lawn Fawn "thanks" die. I layered the sentiment and added another Lawn Fawn sentiment from the Pizza My Heart stamp set.
I added some Tonic Jewel Drops for a little bling:)! Here's a close up...
Such fun...who knew making backgrounds could be so much fun and be so easy!!
You have until next Wednesday at 8am (EST) to join the fun and create something amazing for this week's challenge!

Hope, too, you will get connected to Simon's Wednesday Challenge if you're not already...a great way to stay inspired!! You can see what the amazing design team has created for this challenge by clicking the link above.

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you have a great week!! Hugs!! Lisa